Gap Inc.'s Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, and Gross Profit

The consolidated balance sheets of Gap Inc. included merchandise inventory in the amount of $1,619 as of January 30, 2016 (the end of fiscal year 2015) and $1,637 as of January 31, 2015 (the end of fiscal year 2014). Net sales were $14,531 and $14,658 at the end of fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses were $9,271 and $8,799 at the end of fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. All amounts are from Gap Inc.s 2015 Form 10-K.

Required:

1. Gap Inc. does not include accounts receivable on its balance sheet, most likely due to

2. Identify and analyze the transaction to record sales during the year ended January 30, 2016.

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3. Gap Inc. sets forth net sales but not gross sales on its income statement. What type(s) of deduction(s) would be made from gross sales to arrive at the amount of net sales reported?

4. Reconstruct the Cost of Goods Sold section of Gap Inc.'s 2015 income statement. Enter amounts in millions of dollars. For example, 12,400,000,000 would be entered as 12,400.

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Cost of Goods Sold
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5. Calculate the gross profit ratios for Gap Inc. for 2015 and 2014. If required, round the percentage to one decimal place.

Gap's 2015 gross profit ratio:	%
Gap's 2014 gross profit ratio:	%

Is the company's performance improving?